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Command ‘cloudctl es’ fails with ‘not a registered command’ error

Symptoms

When running the cloudctl es command, the following error message is displayed:

FAILED
'es' is not a registered command. See 'cloudctl help'.

Causes

This error occurs when you attempt to use the IBM Event Streams CLI before it is installed.

Resolving the problem

Log in to the IBM Event Streams UI, and install the CLI.